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Mini trucks in Okanogan County, Washington

Kei trucks in Washington work farms, orchards and timberland.

Road use unclearOff highway vehicleAbout 150 road miles from the Port of Everett
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Okanogan CountyWashington

Can I own one here

Owning one in Okanogan County.

On your own land, yes

Owning a kei truck and working it on a ranch, a farm, a mine or private property does not depend on a road title. Some states still ask for a title or an off road registration.

A 25 year truck on the road

Road use unclear. Washington has no kei truck law. The DOL titles a vehicle from another country on its ownership document and a US Customs entry summary and asks nothing about federal standards, while its rules define a not eligible for road use comment for vehicles that do not meet federal safety standards as the State Patrol adopts them. No source says how either reaches a kei truck.

A newer governed truck

Off highway vehicle. An off-road vehicle title from the DOL. That title does not qualify it for road registration. RCW 46.09.320

State rules

Roads and towns

Roads and towns in Okanogan County.

Some routes. Okanogan County opens 529 miles of listed county roads to WATVs and 332 miles to other off-road vehicles for riders who carry the list, and Omak is reported to open some city streets.

In town Some

  • Some Omak. The city code is reported to designate certain city streets for WATVs and to bar operators under 16 from city rights of way. It was not read.

County roads Some

Two county lists. The WATV list is 529.251 miles of named county roads opened by Ordinances 2012-3, 2017-4 and 2019-3, such as Buzzard Lake Road, Bonaparte Lake Road, Aeneas Valley Road and Windy Hill Road. A separate list of 332.642 miles is open to off-road vehicles, opened by Ordinances 2012-3, 2013-1, 2013-3 and 2013-8 and kept through Ordinance 2018-1, such as Chiliwist Road, Davies Road and Cecil Creek Road. Ordinance 2018-01 closed certain roads in Commissioner District 3 to WATVs, and Ordinance 2017-01 repealed Ordinance 2014-07 after a court found its environmental review inadequate. Riding any other road in unincorporated Okanogan County is a violation. Okanogan County Code Chapter 10.10 from Ordinance 2013-10 and Ordinance 2019-3 signed in March 2019, with the WATV list updated 11 April 2019 and the ORV list updated 8 June 2018, read 28 October 2026

State highways Closed

Closed to OHVs.

Getting one here

From Japan to Okanogan County.

The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record

  • The Port of Everett, about 150 road miles.
  • The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 150 road miles.
  • The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 150 road miles.

How to import a mini truck, step by step.

Trucks travel in containers, one to a 20 foot box with room for parts or three to a 40 foot box.

Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2.

The ground

Okanogan County, counted.

Okanogan County grows 26,203 acres of orchards and vineyards. Okanogan County averages 91 inches of snow a year. Farms in Okanogan County hold 451,301 acres of woodland.

1,011farmsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 2026342cattle operationsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 2026940,124acres of land in farmsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 202626,203acres of orchards, vineyards includedUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 2026299operations with horsesUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 2026451,301acres of woodland on farmsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 20262active surface mines and quarriesMine Safety and Health Administrationread 28 October 202691.2inches of snow a year, the station meanNOAA National Centers for Environmental Informationread 28 October 202681percent of people outside urban areasUS Census Bureauread 28 October 202642,104people in 2020US Census Bureauread 28 October 2026

Areas

The areas Okanogan County is part of.

Hunting and land managementWenatchee and Okanogan valleys

Importing a kei truck

The essentials, in short.

A truck under 25 can come in only as governed off road equipment, and only if its engine family held an EPA nonroad certificate for that model year. No kei engine family was certified for mini trucks before model year 2010, so a truck built after 30 October 2001 and before model year 2010 has no federal door until its 25th birthday.

Two lanes

A road truck must be 25 years old by its own build date. A newer truck comes in only as governed off road equipment with a certified engine.

The 25 percent duty

Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty at the port, whatever its age.

The paperwork

The customs entry and the two federal declarations, DOT Form HS-7 and EPA Form 3520-1, travel with the truck to your title office.

The title

Keep every stamped paper with the truck. Your state title office asks to see them.

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